Liver of Fowl
The liver of fowl lies in the ventral part of the body cavity. Its parietal surface is convex and is related to the ventral and lateral walls of abdomen. It presents a deep cardiac impression in front for the pericardium and heart.
The visceral surface is irregular and concave. It presents impression left by the proventriculus and gizzard while on the right is impressions from the spleen and small intestine.
The gall bladder is situated on the right caudal part of this face. The gland consists of 2 lobes, of which the right is larger.
The hepato-cystic duct extends from the right lobe to the gall bladder from where a ductus cysticus passes to the termination of the duodenum.
Close to it’s opening is the orifice of the hepato-enteric duct from the left lobe.
